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No. 347,659. Patented Aug. 17, 1886.

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LORIN C. SPRINGER-,n OF DARLINGTON, INDIAN TERRITORY.

SCAFFOLD-BRACKET.

SECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 347,659, dated August17, 1886. Application filed May 11,18E6. Serial :Na-01,852. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, LORIN C. SPRINGER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Darlington, in the county of Upper Arkansas,

Indian Territory, have invented new and useful Improvements inSeaffold-Brackets, of which the following is a specification.

l' My invention consists-in a folding bracket. scaffold which is simplein construction, very ro ,'duiable. and exceedingly convenient tohanidle, as it may be readily folded, so as to occu- )py but a smallspace while being carried from place to place, all as will behereinafter fully ,described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective viewof my folding bracket-seaffold, showing the same openin its (operativeposition. Fig. 2 is a perspective iview showing the samefolded fortransporta- 2o tion, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line x x,Fig. l of the drawings.

The Same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

Referring to the several parts by letter, A indicates the vertical pieceor upright of the bracket, and B indicates the horizontal piece, theinner end of the horizontal piece B being hinged to the upper end of theperpendicular piece by means of a strap-hinge, C, which is 3o embeddedin the faces of the pieces to which it is secured, as clearly shown inFig. 3 of the drawings, so as to lie perfectly flush with the said facesand not interfere with the folding ofthe bracket. These pieces arehinged together, as shown, so that the rear end of the horizontal pieceB extends over the upper end of the vertical piece A, thereby relievingthe hinge of any Weight or strain.

D indicates a metal stirrup, the ends of 4o which are pivotally securedto the horizontal piece B by a transverse pivot-bolt, E, on which thestirrup turns, and the central part of the stirrup which passes aroundthe upper part of the vertical piece A iits, When in operative position,in a recess, F, in the outer face of the vertical piece A, so as to lieperfectly flush with the said face, as shown in the sectional view, Fig.3.

G G indicate the inclined braces, the lower c ends of which arepivotally secured to the lower portion of the vertical piece A by meansof a pivot-bolt, H, having at each end the washers I I, so as to permitof the said braces turning freely on the said boltin folding them intothe position shown in Fig. 2, andthe upper ends of the braceslitinrecesses J J in each side of the horizontal piece B, near the outer endthereof, and are held in position, removably, by means of a bolt, K,passing through the said ends,and the horizontal pieeehaving on one enda head and having its other end screw-threaded to receive a thu m b-nut,L, by tightening which the upper ends of the braces are firmly secu redin their operative positions.

The metal stirrup D serves to relieve the hinge of any strain in,opening the hinged parts, or to prevent them from being opened too far,and also forms a socket for the upper end of the pole or brace M, (shownin dotted lines in Fig. 3,) the lower end of which rests on the ground.f

Vhen it is desired to fold the bracket in order to conveniently carry itfrom place to place, the thumb-nut L is removed from the end `of thebolt K, and the said bolt removed, When the braces G are turned up oneach side of the vertical piece A, and the bolt may be again insertedthrough their ends and held by the thumb nut, so as to hold the bracesin their folded positions, after which the horizontal piece B is turneddown against .the piece A, and the central part of the stirrup pusheddown on the vertical piece A, all as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings,thereby folding the bracket into a small bundle, in which form it may bemost conveniently car ried by one man from place to place, without any'of the trouble and annoyance which are caused by handling a bracketwhich cannot be folded.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and advantages of my improvedfolding bracket-scaffold will be readily understood.

It will be seen that my invention is simple and strong in construction,and can be manufactured at a small cost, while it is also veryconvenient to use and handle. The bracket is also very light inconstruction and folds together very eompactly, so that it occupies avery small space, and it can thereby be very easily and convenientlycarried.

Having thus described my invention, what IOO I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Iatent ofthe United States, is-

l. In a scaffold-bracket, the combination of a verticalpieee,ahorizontal piece hinged at one end to the upper end of thevertical piece and overlapping said vertical piece, the inclined stirruppivoted at one cud to the horizontal piece and carried th ercby, andbearin g against the vertical piece to relieve thchingcs of strain, andthe diagonal braces pivoted to the vertical piece and detaehablyconnected at one end to the horizontal piece, substantially asdescribed7 `for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination ol` the vertical piece having the recess in its outerside near its up'- per end, the horizontal piece having the siderecesses near its outer end, and hinged near LoniN o. SPRINGER.

Vitliesses:

G. D. WILLAIMS, HL I). H ODG Kiss.

